The first of six patrol boats set to protect Australian waters will be officially commissioned on Saturday in Fremantle, ...

Navy has introduced a new capability to its surface fleet with the commissioning of HMAS Arafura at Fremantle, Western ...

Compared to the current Fremantle Class patrol boats, the Armidales are more than 14 metres longer, with longer range and endurance - 3,000 nautical miles more than the Fremantle Class.

The last of Darwin's Fremantle-class Navy patrol boats has pulled in to land for the final time. HMAS Dubbo has spent 23 years in Australia's northern waters, but it is being replaced by the new ...

Attack class patrol boat HMAS Ambush was used in the first season, with filming taking place during 1978 and 1979 around Sydney Harbour, Pittwater, Ku-ring-gai Chase, and the Hawkesbury River.

Two new patrol boats will help step up surveillance of Australia's northern waters by the end of the year. Defence Minister Robert Hill said the two Armidale class patrol boats have been ...

January 7, 2022: Australia has run into problems replacing its aging offshore patrol boats. The last six of its 18 new Cape-class boats ran into problems when it was discovered the China had sold ...

The first Armidale class patrol boat has been commissioned at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin. Lieutenant Commander Andrew Maher has taken command of the HMAS Armidale, the first of a new larger patrol ...

Austal Australia has delivered the 21 st Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB), named Te Mataili III, as part of the Australian Department of Defence’s (DoD) SEA3036 Phase 1 – Pacific Patrol Boat ...

In addition to the Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boat Project (SEA1445-1), Austal Australia is also currently delivering 21 Guardian-class Patrol Boats for the Australian Department of Defense under ...

The 110-foot Island-class Patrol Boats are a Coast Guard modification of a highly successful British-designed patrol boat. With excellent range and seakeeping capabilities, the Island Class, all ...

IT WAS like a trip down memory lane for more than 120 ex-patrol boat sailors as they hopped aboard HMAS Gladstone over the weekend.